This Golden State with Randy Shandobil

This Golden State with Randy Shandobil

A podcast about All Things California, especially news and politics. Hosted by political communications consultant Randy Shandobil of Shandobil Communications, formerly Political Editor @ KTVU-TV.

Episodes

Newsom Vs. SF, Sierra Club & Agnos

June 26, 2017 • 18 mins
With a Superior Court hearing just days away, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the frontrunner in the California Governor’s race is being called a back-stabber by some prominent people from his hometown of SF. It has to do with Newsom’s State Lands Commission suing SF and the Sierra Club. In an interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, former mayor Art Agnos calls Newsom a fraud, “a political one-night stand” and accuses him of pay...
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The Rise & Future of Eric Swalwell

April 17, 2017 • 32 mins
From unknown congressional newbie four years ago, to power player on the House Intel Cmmte, Eric Swalwell has become a man to watch. In an interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, Swalwell acknowledges that the investigation into Russia & the Trump Administration has shot up his name ID & opened doors to a possible run for higher office, including the Senate if Dianne Feinstein decides not to run for re-election. He says...
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Little-known GOP Candidate With Big Ideas

April 6, 2017 • 34 mins
Republican candidate for California Governor John Cox is conservative & he supports much of President Trump’s anti-sanctuary city/build the wall agenda. Still some of his off-beat proposals could win the support of liberal Democrats. In a feisty interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, Cox talks about requiring lawmakers to wear the logos of their top donors on their clothing & talks about adding thousands of new legisla...
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The Passion of Delaine Eastin

March 20, 2017 • 32 mins
Long shot candidate for California Governor, Delaine Eastin accuses Jerry Brown of taking “children’s piggy bank money” and calls President Trump “a thug” during an interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil. While better known gubernatorial candidates focus on the economy, infrastructure and stalling the Trump agenda, Eastin, the former State Superintendent of Public Education is laser focused on schools, schools, schools.
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Antonio Villaraigosa’s Competitive Disadvantage

February 27, 2017 • 31 mins
For four years now, former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat, has been out of office, out of mind; not a good launching pad for the 2018 election for governor. So now, in addition to his Democrat advisers, he’s working with two Republican strategists. In an interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, Villaraigosa talks about how he’ll focus on those Californians who feel left behind economically. When Shandobil remi...
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John Chiang: The Quiet Maverick

February 20, 2017 • 34 mins
His poll numbers are dismal and he is not as TV-friendly or well known as some other candidates, but State Treasurer John Chiang is a man to watch in the 2018 California governor’s race. In an interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, the state’s banker reveals a maverick side. Wonkish, but defiant at times; he has a history of standing up to power and a backstory filled with discrimination and family tragedy.
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San Francisco Vs. Federal Government

January 26, 2017 • 12 mins
Can one city fight a country? San Francisco is stocking up to do just that. Now that President Trump has issued his executive order, it’s game on. In interviews with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, Mayor Ed Lee, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, two members of the Board of Supervisors and the president of the school board, lay out their strategies to fight back. All say, they will not be intimidated.
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The Resistance: Digital Security Tips For Activists

January 23, 2017 • 13 mins
Something anti-Trump protesters should be aware of: President Trump has inherited the most potent surveillance apparatus in history. Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation tells This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil that she fears Trump may use those tools to spy on Muslims and his political opponents. Cohn also gives tips on how to protect your digital privacy.
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Trump Eve: A Frightened Community

January 19, 2017 • 11 mins
Muslim immigrants & refugees from Afghanistan tell This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, it’s like Donald Trump flipped a switch. Now instead of Afghan-Americans worrying about their friends and family members being stuck in their war-torn homeland, many people in Afghanistan worry about them living here, in Donald Trump’s America... specifically, Fremont, southeast of San Francisco. This is the 6th in a series devoted to the Califo...
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Infighting In Resistance-Land

January 16, 2017 • 22 mins
Some of the very same people Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, vows to shield from the Donald Trump administration are now attacking her, labeling her a fascist. In interviews with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, Mayor Schaaf talks about Oakland’s plans to protect immigrants and people of color. But Cat Brooks, a leading Black Lives Matter organizer and founder of the Anti Police-Terror Network tells Shandobil that people of color a...
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Congressman Ro Khanna: Ready To Risk Arrest

January 9, 2017 • 21 mins
Ro Khanna says he won't be bullied by Donald Trump. In an interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, the newly elected Congressman from Silicon Valley says resistance is in his blood. His grandfather was jailed in India for fighting for Gandhi’s Independence movement against the British Empire. He says if his grandfather can fight an empire for 40 years, he’s ready to commit civil disobedience to protest Trump for four yea...
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Gavin Newsom: Resistance As Gubernatorial Campaign Issue

January 8, 2017 • 27 mins
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom looks forward to making the resistance to Donald Trump a major issue in the 2018 campaign for California Governor. In an interview with This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil, Newsom says at this point, “absolutely, it will be the dominant meme of the campaign.” Also, point by point, Newsom discloses how California could counter Trump’s policies. He also criticizes some fellow Democrats who “are capitulating ...
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Senator Feinstein On The Resistance

January 3, 2017 • 28 mins
In a candid and at times emotional interview, Senator Dianne Feinstein talks about the long list of Donald Trump policies and cabinet appointments she will “fight, fight, fight.” But Feinstein tells This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil that she does not want to be labeled part of the California Resistance to Trump. Fully aware of how vindictive Trump can be, Feinstein says she can’t afford to alienate him, since she may need to work...
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The Resistance: Nancy Pelosi

January 2, 2017 • 14 mins
As Congress reconvenes, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi talks about the resistance to Donald Trump. In an interview with This Golden State's Randy Shandobil, Pelosi shares her strategy for trying to derail the parts of Trump's agenda that Democrats find most egregious. The list of Trump policies Pelosi finds objectionable is long. Democrats can't stop them all. How will Pelosi prioritize their battles? This is the first in a ser...
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Journalism In The Age Of Trump

November 14, 2016 • 25 mins
The mainstream media was among the biggest losers in last week’s election. Already suffering from record low levels of trust and a struggling business model, it misread one of the biggest political stories in generations. And now it could get worse: our next president not only trash talks journalists, he is threatening to re-write libel laws to make it easier to sue journalists. This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil talks to journali...
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Bumper Stickers: Fear & Loathing

October 25, 2016 • 7 mins
They've all but vanished! Voters see almost no presidential bumper stickers or lawn signs this year. That may sound trivial, but the reasons behind it say a lot about how campaigns are changing and more importantly, it says a lot about the dark, angry mood of the country this election year. This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil talks to the family owned company that invented the bumper sticker, Democratic political consultant Paul Ma...
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Dueling Props/Death Penalty: Fix or Ditch

October 18, 2016 • 11 mins
California voters face a stark choice: abolish the death penalty or double down on it. Proposition 62 would end California’s death penalty. Prop 66 would put a time limit on appeals so that executions would happen more frequently. This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil talks to Ron Briggs, one of the original writers and sponsors of California’s death penalty. He is now fighting to end it. Also, Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schuber...
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Boxer Looks Back/Boxer on Trump & Sexism

October 6, 2016 • 30 mins
As her 34 year Congressional career nears its final day, Senator Barbara Boxer looks back and looks forward: she talks about sexism and Donald Trump, about what it was like (thru marriage) to be part of the Clinton family and about what is going through her mind as her final day in office approaches.
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The Debates: The Questions That Weren't Asked

September 26, 2016 • 16 mins
Listen to the questions that weren't asked in the 1st presidential debate. This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil asks some of California’s best political journalists what their first question would be if they were the moderator of one of the presidential debates. Mark Barabak and John Myers from the LA Times, Debra Saunders of the SF Chronicle, Politico’s Carla Marinucci, the Sacramento Bee’s Dan Morain, Marc Sandalow, political anal...
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What's Tom Steyer Really Want?

September 12, 2016 • 25 mins
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer is the new campaign money king. Published reports say he’s given twice as much political money as the Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson and George Soros combined. But Steyer's money is a double edged sword. The more the environmentalist gives, the more people wonder about his true motives. This Golden State’s Randy Shandobil asks Steyer about his political ambitions, about potentially running for G...
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